Crate.



` .Patented Dec. I6, |902.4 A. KLUMPP.

CRATE.

(Application Bled Apr. 28, 1902.)

(No Modal.)

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. UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE..

AUGUST KLUMPR'OF MUNICH, GERMANY.

CRATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 716,247, dated Decembef 16, 1 902. Application tiled April 28, 1902. Serial No. 105,073. (No model.)

T0 a/ZZ whom id may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUST KLUMPP, a citizen of Germany, residing at MunichjBavaria,

Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Crates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inventiomsuch'as Awill. enable others skilledinthe art to which itap-V pertains to make and use the same.

rlhe present invention consists of a spring transporting device for fragile objects, delicate instruments, and the-like; and it consists of the details of, construction hereinaf? ter set forth, and the claims. l Y i w In order to render the present specification easily intelligible, referenceishad to the acn particularly pointed out in Acompanying drawings, in which similar leto ters of reference denote similar parts throughy o zo out the several Views.`

In Figure l a packing case orframeis illus trated suspended by means of. four springs,

while Fig. 2 shows afi-ame suspended on two springs. Fig. 3 is asectional elevation of a modified form of suspension; Fig. fifa fur` ther modification, and Fig. 5 yet another modiication, of the springsuspension.

a is a case or frame in which the 'instru` ment or fragile wise secured. o o o l b `is the exterior packing case or frame or crate, andto the interior of the same the case or frame ot is suspended by means of any suitable number of helical or spiral springs c. In Fig. 1 four suchfsprings are illustrated, eX- teuding from a point close to the corners of the `packing case or frame a tothe interior walls ofthe exteriorcase, crate, or frame.`

In Fig. Sthe springs contendV from plates d, to which they interior case or frame a ispivotally attached at e, and'nuts e are employed on the said pivots e, by means of., which the said case maybe clamped tothesaid plates. This device is advantageous in the case of instruments employed inl connection with cars and which have to be examined at times and goods are' -vpacked or othertheir indications read off. Thus by loosening the nuts e the instrument may be turned around, the indications read off, and then turned back to its original position and again secured by tightening up the said nuts.

In Fig. 4 the exterior frame or case b is pivotally supported in a bracket having arms f ment or the fragile wares or objects will alf ways be suspended on springs and no jolts or concussions of the outer casing, crate, or case h will be imparted to them. In the case of Figs. 3, 4, andk 5 the instruments on trains or other cars will also be supported entirely free from vibration.

I claim as my inventionl. In a crate, the combination of inner and outer cases, springs supporting the inner case within but out of contact with the outer case, pivotal supports for one of the cases, and 4rmeans for locking the case pivotally supported rigidly to the said pivotal supports.

2. Ina crate, the combination of inner and outer cases, the inner case pivotally mounted upon a suitable support, the said support suspended by yielding means within and out of contact with the outer case.

3. -In a crate, the combination of inner and outer cases, supporting plates within the outer case, springs connecting said plates with the outer case, pivotson'the innen case projecting through thesupporting-plates, and locking-nuts on said pivots to clamp the inner case to the supporting-plates.' i

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. 'I

AUGUST KLUMPP.

Witnesses:

ALvEsTo S. HOGUE, AUGUST FUGGER. 

